08/10/1988 Meeting (2) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

, 1 Roll call vote; the motion carried 7:1, with councilors Bascom, Bennett, Ehrman, Miller, Rutan, Schue, and Wooten voting aye, and Councilor Holmer voting nay. The ordinance was declared passed and became Ordinance No. 19574. IV. ORDINANCE CONCERNING TRANSFER OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TERRITORY IN WILLOW CREEK AREA FROM LANE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Susan Brody, Planning Director, reviewed that the council held a public hearing on the matter August 8, 1988. Since then, additional testimony was submitted from Lane Electric Cooperative (LEC), Ed Fadeley, and other interested parties. She said staff will forward the council's action to the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), which will conduct a hearing August 15, 1988. Mr. Rutan said he has read the materials, was briefed by staff, and feels competent to make a decision on the matter. Ms. Schue asked if staff has information regarding the letter from the League of Publicly Owned Electric Utility Boards about its negotiating practices. Ms. Gleason said EWEB hopes to return to the negotiating table. To condition the action based on the letter would make it difficult to execute. Ms. Schue said she is interested in the fact that the membership adopted the model negotiating process. She asked how strong a process that is. Ms. Brody said negotiations are built into the action being proposed by staff. Mayor Obie suggested it might be beneficial for the council to pass a subsequent motion that encourages EWEB to use all available negotiating opportunities. CB 3066--An ordinance authorizing the institution of proceed- ings in eminent domain for the acquisition by condem- nation of real and personal property used for render- ing electrical utility service and primarily located in the Willow Creek Area, and owned by Lane Electric Cooperative, Inc.; and declaring an emergency. Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Schue said she would like to see EWES serve the territory. However, she said the council can be more diplomatic about the way it is going about it. She said in her view LEC won the public hearing "hands down," although it was not a rational discussion of the issues. She said there are clearly a number of people who view the City as a bully, and she predicted that number will increase if the ordinance passes. MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 10, 1988 Page 5 ~- .---.